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Stevens composed music that was essentially tonal but not without modern influences, particularly
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Among his chamber works, Stevens's 1956 trumpet sonata remains a particular favorite, having been commercially recorded by over a half-dozen trumpeters, including
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that Brahms, Hindemith, Prokofiev, Mozart, Johann
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A present-day music reviewer, Osvaldo
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scholar and musicologist, Stevens wrote a definitive study of the
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from 1946 until his retirement in 1976. His notable students there included
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